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rUSTM.- HazMat Report Tank Monitoring Equipment Facility Name: Pacific Bell, 10 East 12th Street, Tracy n Date: 1/16/95 Facility ID: TRACCA12 Inventory control monitoring of the fuel and long term tank monitoring for product leakage is accomplished with in -tank continuous product monitoring provided through the installation of the TLS -350 Tank Level Sensor manufactured by Veeder-Root. The TLS -350 consists of a Computerized Inventory Monitor (CIM) and one Digital Sending Probe (DSP) for each tank being monitored. The highly accurate, all electronic probe has no moving parts for greater accuracy and less maintenance than other electro -mechanical, float -type devices. A single CIM can handle multiple probes and continuously monitor each one, analyzing their signals for liquid, temperature, depth and water level. Base on this input, the CIM computes volumes and stores this information for remote polling. The RE -2320 Serial Interface Communication port permits access to TLS -350 information from remote locations via telephone lines. This serial interface is capable of handling up to 16 polling stations from centralized remote locations. The output of the serial port can be formatted for teletype or computer (IBM-PC) interface. The TLS System has four modes of operation - Leak Detection, Tank Detection, Interstitial/Piping Sump Lead Detection and Automatic Delivery Reporting. When the leak monitor mode is activated, the TLS System continuously monitors fuel levels in each tank and can detect losses of 0.2 gph. A hourly report on each tank shows temperature -compensated inventory changes to 0.1 gallon based on inventories when the tank leak mode is initiated. The Leak Monitor is activated through a push-button mounted on the front panel, or remotely through the RS -232 Telecommunications Interface. The Tank Inventory Report presents the current status of each tank. It provides station location, date and time, volume and level of fuel, water level and temperature. The Automatic Delivery Increase Report features are generated two minutes after fuel is delivered to the tank. The printout includes date, time, volume and temperature before and after the increase and the net increase of inventory. Pacific Bell's USTAS database system automatically calls the TLS monitoring system and "reads" alarms and tank data four times per day. The alarms are investigated immediately by our personnel in the centralized Fuel Administration Center located in Sacramento, California. In the event the on site TLS device panel indicates an alarm condition the Power Room personnel are instructed via an "In Case of Alarm" Notice posted on the device panel to contact the following: Power Room Supervisor, Site Manager, Real Estate Facility Engineer, Fuel Administra- tor Center. pg.4